‘King Arthur’ arrives here before it does in the US
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Latest Hollywood fantasy film “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” directed by Guy Ritchie is now being screened at Liberty cinema Colombo.Made loosely based on Arthurian legends, the film stars Charlie Hunnam as the title character, with Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law and Eric Bana in stellar roles.
Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy – whether he likes it or not.
Imported by Skyline Entertainment & Consultancy Pvt Ltd, one of the leading distributors of Hollywood movies, interestingly the film was premiered at Liberty cinema Colombo on May 11, a day before the domestic release of ‘King Arthur’ in the United States. However the film had its first show at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on May 8.
May 11 premier with the participation of Mass Media and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Gayantha Karunatilleke and other invitees at Liberty cinema was in association with Scope Cinemas.
‘This is a big achievement for Sri Lanka and we are honoured that the film was screened at Liberty, the first of our chain. We’ll be opening a number of screens all around Sri Lanka and hope to give our audiences more one-of-a-kind experiences like this one’ Scope Cinemas Chairman Naveed Cader said.
National Film Corporation Chairman Deepal Chandraratne noted that apart from the success of the event, he was pleased that more screens, equal to the technology at the Liberty would be opened islandwide by Scope Cinemas, as they would elevate the quality of the movie-going experience for the people, and thereby upgrade the entertainment sector in the country.
Scope Cinemas is currently at the forefront of cinema technology with its screens and sound systems at the Liberty being one of the most advanced in the island at present. The company has gained traction among moviegoers in Colombo owing to the formidable changes it hopes to influence within Sri Lanka. Among them is Scope Cinema’s endeavour to provide its patrons with a greater range of f & b selection and its ‘no interval policy’ that ensures that moviegoers experience the full intensity of the movie without breaks or distractions; a policy currently implemented at the Liberty.
